My interpretation of your poem has everything to do with my work history. Work for most people is a sole destroying exercise with most people ending up doing what they don't want to do most of the time and being heavily compromised in their work life. For example, a recent survey found a third of people thought their job was a complete waste of time and did not contribute anything to society. While I am sure there are many more, like people in call centres and advertisers, who are deluded into thinking they are making a contribution.

Bio

A.J. Langford grew up in a town of 600, somehow ended up in London and now lives in Sydney. Aside from writing, he's a Television Editor, Video Producer and an Aged Care Recreational Officer. He's created short films, music videos, video poetry and directed short plays. Many stories and poems have been published in many countries from the U.S. to Europe, Asia and Australasia.

Books: He has written four small books (see links under Header) and a collaboration with an Italian artist, For Your Pleasure (2015).

He's written seven novels which remain unpublished though plans to release some of them from 2019 onwards.